Virtual / Online Photography Workshop for Kids – Ages 10 to 14

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

During this period of lockdown, The Outback Experience presents the perfect opportunity for budding young photography enthusiasts to master the art and science of digital photography without leaving the safety of your home.

We at The Outback believe that every child has their own unique creative bent and we will help your child tap and develop their creativity and talent for photography through this fun-filled workshop.

The workshop is led by wildlife photographer Samantha Ross who is exceptional with children and will ensure a fun, educational, interactive and creative time. 

The workshop will include not only theory-based learning, but a lot of practical learning too.

Enrol your child today for a hands-on learning experience about the wonderful art of painting with light.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

DATES: 5th to 9th October 2020

Workshop Timings: 5 PM to 7 PM on all days.

Workshop requirements: 

1. DSLR camera / Mirrorless camera / Bridge camera / or any camera with manual controls.

2. Good internet

3. Zoom account (kids below age 18 need to use their parent’s Zoom account)

DAY 1:

• Introduction to Digital Photography
• Cameras, Lenses & Accessories
• Working & Understanding of your camera

We begin the online workshop, with Samantha Ross your instructor welcoming all participants and will present an introduction to digital photography to help your child understand the basics such as camera formats, megapixels, understanding your camera body, lenses, focal length and camera accessories. 

DAY 2:

• The Program Dial
• Introduction to Exposure

Now that your child  has a good grasp of the basics, we will turn to the core aspect of photography – EXPOSURE. We will briefly discuss the exposure triangle and exposure program modes.

Once they have completely understood both the modes, we close the day giving the students a small assignment for the next day.

DAY 3:

• Mastering Exposure
• Exposure Compensation
• The Right Camera Mode

Today is all about mastering Aperture, Shutter, ISO and Exposure Compensation using the various program modes such as Manual, Aperture priority and Shutter priority. Your child will certainly have a better grasp of photography and feel more confident with their cameras after this session.

We end day one of the workshop with some invaluable tips and tricks.

DAY 4:

• Bulb Mode
• Focussing
• Depth of Field

We will first bring everyone up to speed by summarising the previous day’s sessions before we begin to learn all there is to know about metering and then focussing, where we will provide instruction on manual focus, autofocus, autofocus points and focus modes.

Your child will now be taught how to master photographing in the dark with a fun session on low light and night photography. Using the bulb mode, your child will love learning about light painting and all that it needs to take to practice star trail photography, lightning photography etc. 

It’s time for a topic that everyone finds quite fascinating – depth of field (DOF). Your child will learn about the various aspects that influence depth of field and learn how to capture images with a shallow or deep depth of field.

They are again given a small assignment for the next day before ending the session.

DAY 5:

• Composition
• White-Balance
• Sharpness
• Filters
• Camera maintenance

We will also present some of our finest images and talk about composition, and help your child showcase their work a lot more efficiently.

As the workshop winds to a close, we will help your child understand topics such as sharpness, image stabilization, white balance, using filters, best practices of photography, cleaning and maintenance and buying equipment.

We will clear everyone’s doubts with a question-and-answer session and a final rendezvous before bidding adieu.